Cost-benefit analysis in the United States for policy and legal purposes traditionally has been highly parochial, excluding not just losses or gains of welfare to non-U.S. residents from a given policy but also excluding any losses or gains in welfare U.S. residents would experience as a result...

Summary Using the environmental decision support system DANUBIA, we analyze the effects of climate change on industry and compare the effectiveness of different adaptation strategies. The observed area covers Germany and Austria up to 2025. Since the main effects of climate change in this region...

Abstract International tourism is a main sector of economy that witnesses continuous and tremendous growth in developed and developing countries and expresses destabilization by several factors including climate change. Being considered as a sensitive sector to climate, tourism shows, through...

Abstract A growing number of scholars assert that the second half of the century will be the African century. But the question is how exactly, and with which perspectives. This is the challenge of the African youth. Africa’s young are eagerly searching for their place in globalization. The...

Abstract The issue of climate change and its potential effects on natural and human systems is becoming more prevalent on citizen and policymaker agendas. Studies of the factors framing citizen levels of concern about climate change and potential policy reactions to it are mainly framed around...

Abstract We review the literature on the economics of climate change with a focus on the evolution of the literature from some of the early classic papers to the latest contributions. We divide the paper into three main sections: trends in greenhouse gas emissions, mitigation, and adaptation.

The main lines of evidence for climate change are outlined. Alternative explanations to increased greenhouse gas concentrations are described. After discussing some statistical issues, attribution approaches are briefly described. Policy issues dealing with mitigation and adaptation are mentioned.

Zusammenfassung Der Alpenraum und die Küstengebiete gehören nicht nur zu den beliebtesten Tourismusregionen, sondern auch zu den am stärksten durch den Klimawandel betroffenen Regionen in Europa. Gleichzeitig ist der Tourismus auch einer der bedeutungsvollsten Treiber, denn er hat bereits...

Zusammenfassung Wintertourismus gilt hinsichtlich des Klimawandels aufgrund seiner großen Schneeabhängigkeit als eines der gefährdetsten Tourismussegmente. Um frühzeitig auf Veränderungen reagieren zu können, bspw. durch eine Umstrukturierung des Angebots, ist Kenntnis über die...